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École Française Internationale de Canton

China, Guangzhou

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The school at a glance
Instructs in French, English, Mandarin
Fees RMB 57,500 - 154,100
Ages 2 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 150
Type Co-educational
Opened 1997
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Curriculum French Curriculum
Taught languages French, English, Mandarin
Strengths Languages, STEM, Performing Arts
Clubs Arts and Creative, Leadership and Professional, Community and Service
Stages Early Years, Primary School, Middle School, High School, Sixth Form
Introduction

The École Française Internationale de Canton (LFIC) is a French-curriculum school that has operated in Guangzhou since 1997 and is part of the AEFE network. It accepts children from toute petite section (from 2 years) through terminale; the school is homologated by the French Ministry from maternelle to seconde and runs the terminale cycle with CNED. LFIC delivers a trilingual pathway (French, English and Mandarin) and says it enrolls students from over 25 nationalities. The campus in Jinshazhou (Baiyun District) includes a school cafeteria and daily extracurricular activities; offerings named on the site include a school choir, a student government, a web radio project for older students, and sports associations (basketball, football, table tennis). The school's public pages list annual tuition by section (RMB) and practical information for parents (admissions, financial regulation, scholarships). All facts above are taken from the school's website pages and published tuition PDF.

No. 62-70 Shangshui Street, Caibin Middle Road, Jinshazhou, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, China

The Essentials

École Française Internationale de Canton has 150 pupils, instruction in French, English, Mandarin.

Location
The school campus is on Jinshazhou (Jinsha Island) in Baiyun District, Guangzhou — address listed as No. 62–70 Shangshui Street, Caibin Middle Road, Jinshazhou. Jinshazhou is a residential/development area northwest of Guangzhou's central districts and is connected to the city by road bridges and local metro stations on Line 6 (for example Shabei and Xunfenggang).

Stages
LFIC provides a continuous French curriculum from preschool (from about 2 years old) through upper secondary (Grade 12 / lycée). The school is accredited by the French Ministry of Education up to Grade 10 (Seconde); the final two years currently operate in partnership with CNED while the school works toward full accreditation for the terminal cycle.

Type
LFIC is a non-profit French international day school that follows the French national curriculum and is open to both French and international students. The website does not indicate any boarding/internat provision, so families should plan for day attendance unless the school confirms otherwise.

Additional learning support
The school publishes an academic support programme for non‑French speakers that includes intensive French language lessons (minimum four hours weekly on enrolment) taught by certified FLE/FLSco teachers. Ongoing individualised measures are listed (FLE, APC, PPRE, extra teacher support and small‑group assistance) to help pupils progress.

Country affiliation
LFIC is part of the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) network and follows the French national curriculum — its affiliation is with France.

Religious affiliation
The school does not state any religious affiliation on its website; it presents itself as a French international (secular) school within the AEFE network.

School day structure
The school website provides the academic calendar and information about on‑site catering but does not publish standard daily start/end times or precise break schedules for each level. For exact daily timetables (arrival, class periods, lunch and dismissal times by level) parents should check the school's parent platforms (Pronote/Eduka) or contact admissions.

Bus service
The LFIC website does not describe a school bus/shuttle service or a regular transport provider. Many relocating families therefore arrange private transport, taxis or use local public transport; if you need a school bus option, contact the admissions office to ask whether the school currently arranges routes, approved providers, or recommended third‑party services.
Diving Deeper

Governance and Ownership
The LFIC is managed by a nonprofit association.
Fees

Annual tuition at École Française Internationale de Canton ranges from RMB 57,500 to RMB 154,100 for 2026/27.

Application / registration fees
- A non‑refundable first‑time registration fee (frais de première inscription) is required at acceptance and before the start of the school year; the school's financial regulations state these fees are due on registration and not refundable.

Tuition fees (annual and per‑trimester by cycle) — amounts in RMB
- Pre‑kindergarten (half day): RMB 57,500 total — Trimester 1: RMB 23,000; Trimester 2: RMB 17,250; Trimester 3: RMB 17,250.
- Kindergarten (whole day): RMB 88,700 total — Trimester 1: RMB 35,480; Trimester 2: RMB 26,610; Trimester 3: RMB 26,610.
- Elementary (Élémentaire): RMB 100,800 total — Trimester 1: RMB 40,320; Trimester 2: RMB 30,240; Trimester 3: RMB 30,240.
- Middle school (Collège): RMB 145,600 total — Trimester 1: RMB 58,240; Trimester 2: RMB 43,680; Trimester 3: RMB 43,680.
- High school (Lycée): RMB 154,100 total — Trimester 1: RMB 61,640; Trimester 2: RMB 46,230; Trimester 3: RMB 46,230.

Other recurring costs (examples and annual/trimester amounts shown by the school)
- School lunch (cantine): RMB 13,530 per year (option for 4 or 5 days/week — selection made for the year).
- School transport (ramassage scolaire) — examples shown: 5 days/week RMB 7,434 per year (Trimester breakdowns available); 4 days/week RMB 5,964 per year (trimester rates published).
- Extra‑curricular activities (AES): sample annual and per‑trimester examples — Wednesday 1 activity RMB 3,850 per year (T1: RMB 1,430; T2: RMB 1,100; T3: RMB 1,320); multiple‑activity packages and evening AES rates are published. Sports association fees (e.g., table tennis RMB 5,000; basketball/football RMB 7,000) are listed.
- Textbooks/exams/insurance: an annual school insurance is included in tuition; the school indicates that manuals and national exam registration fees are included for relevant cycles. Stationery/small supplies are not included.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Invoices: one invoice per trimester (tuition, lunch and transport) plus a separate AES invoice where applicable. Billing calendar: T1 invoice sent early July (due first week of the school year); T2 sent mid‑December (due first week of T2); T3 sent mid‑March (due first week of T3).
- Payment responsibility: families are personally responsible for payment; any contractual arrangement with an employer does not involve the school.
- Payment methods accepted: cash in RMB at the school accounting office (receipt/fapiao provided), and RMB bank transfer to the school's Chinese bank account (account details appear on invoices). The school issues receipts/fapiao on request. No credit‑card payment method is specified in the financial regulations.
- Late payment: after the first reminder, if unpaid for 5 working days a second reminder applies and a 3% penalty is added; each further month of delay incurs an additional 3% on the cumulative amount. The school may refuse to accept the student if payments remain overdue.

Boarding
- Boarding is not provided by the school (LFIC operates as a day school with on‑site catering and transport services); therefore no boarding fees apply.

Refunds and cancellations
- Registration fees (first‑time inscription) are non‑refundable in all circumstances. Any month started is due in full; no reduction or reimbursement is given for absences or departures during a month. Catering, transport and AES fees are charged by term and are not refundable for a started term. The school issues a certificate of radiation only after all amounts due have been settled.

Discounts
- Sibling discount: 10% discount on tuition for the 3rd child and 15% for the 4th child; these discounts apply to tuition only (not to registration, catering or AES).

(Amounts and schedules are those published by the school for the current academic year on the school's official fee documents.)
Academics

École Française Internationale de Canton teaches French Curriculum for students aged 2 to 18.

Curriculum
LFIC follows the French national curriculum from preschool through lycée and is accredited by the French Ministry of National Education and affiliated with the AEFE. Preschool (Cycle 1) and elementary (Cycles 2–3) follow the French cycle structure with annual progression benchmarks and cycle-end evaluations (there is no national qualification at these stages). Lower secondary (collège, 6e–3e, Cycle 4) covers the common core, complementary and optional subjects and culminates in the Diplôme National du Brevet (DNB), which combines continuous assessment and final written/oral examinations; LFIC serves as a DNB exam centre. Upper secondary (1ère–terminale) is a two-year preparation for the French Baccalauréat; the school notes specific arrangements for overseas students (regulated CNED classes and attachment to a Hong Kong examination centre for Bac administration). LFIC also offers a multilingual programme in French, English and Chinese using the AEFE PARLE pathways (Full English or Chinese+), CLIL lessons and extracurricular language support to build proficiency.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
The school states its programme emphasises social and emotional learning alongside academic skills, and the Head of School explicitly cites SEL as part of the school's aims. LFIC operates student representative bodies (Elementary School Government and the CVLC Student Life Council) that give pupils roles in decision-making and school projects. The curriculum includes citizenship and moral education components and the lower‑secondary cycle lists a dedicated ‘health education' and ‘citizenship' pathway. The school also runs daily extracurricular activities and supervised study sessions intended to develop social skills and peer interaction.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
The LFIC website notes the use of differentiated pedagogy and describes ‘hours of support' and personalised support for pupils in serious difficulty, particularly in lower secondary. These descriptions indicate the school provides remedial and personalised academic support within its programmes. The website does not publish a detailed SEN policy, a list of specific types of special educational needs it can support, nor does it present itself as a specialist SEN institution.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
LFIC describes trilingual provision (French, English, Chinese) and a structured PARLE language pathway that groups students by English proficiency and uses CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) for subjects taught in English. The school offers a Full English PARLE Pathway or a Chinese+ Pathway and states extracurricular activities in English to complement in‑school language instruction. The site also notes an intensive French support programme for non‑native French speakers (FLSCO), showing language support is an explicit part of LFIC's curriculum.

Mental Wellbeing
LFIC's governance documents describe a CESCE committee (Education in Health, Citizenship and Environment) that designs and oversees preventive and health-related educational initiatives, and the lower‑secondary programme includes a health education pathway. The principal's message also states the programme emphasises social and emotional learning as part of student development. The school offers extracurricular activities, supervised study sessions and student‑led councils, which the website presents as contributing to pupils' wellbeing and social development. The LFIC website does not publicly list specialist mental‑health or counselling staff, nor a detailed student wellbeing service on the pages reviewed.

Safeguarding
The LFIC website describes its governance structure (Management Committee, School Council) and refers to school internal regulations and committees that oversee health and citizenship education. The School Council pages show procedures for parent representation and minutes of meetings, indicating formal oversight of school life. However, the school's website does not publish a separate, detailed child‑protection or safeguarding policy accessible on the pages reviewed. For specific safeguarding procedures or named safeguarding officers, the site directs readers to contact the school administration.
Parent Experience

History
The French International School of Guangzhou (Lycée Français International de Canton, LFIC) was established in 1997 and since then has been the only school in Guangzhou delivering the French national curriculum. The school is part of the AEFE network of French schools abroad. LFIC is managed by a non‑profit parents' association (Association des parents d'élèves) under French law and its governance includes a Comité de gestion, a Conseil d'établissement and a head of school. The school's homologation currently covers preschool through seconde and LFIC is an official examination centre for the Diplôme National du Brevet; the final years of the lycée currently operate in partnership with CNED while accreditation for the terminale cycle is pursued.

Community
The LFIC community is multicultural, with more than 25 nationalities represented among students and families. Parents, students and staff come together for regular school events and celebrations; recent items on the school news feed include a CM2 graduation ceremony, end‑of‑year performances and participation in ecological challenges. The school also offers a broad programme of daily extracurricular activities (sports, arts, languages and cultural clubs) that involve teachers and external providers and provide frequent opportunities for family participation.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The school is governed by an Association des parents d'élèves (an Association Loi 1901), of which all parents are automatically members; its statutes and minutes are available to members on request. Each October the Association holds an Assemblée Générale to elect the members of the Comité de gestion and the parent representatives who will sit on the Conseil d'établissement for the school year. The Comité de gestion is responsible for proposing the budget, deciding investments, recruiting staff and helping to animate school life through events and internal communication. By statute the Consul General of France in Guangzhou and the school's Attaché for scientific and university cooperation sit on the Comité de gestion as members of right. Parents can contact the Comité de gestion via comitedegestion@lficanton.com for questions or to consult meeting reports and documents.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
LFIC has a compact campus with modern facilities, including a school restaurant. The campus is small in scale and supports a close-knit community. The parent community meets regularly around festive events and projects led by the teaching staff. LFIC is managed by a non-profit association. The school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities every weekday.

Sports Facilities
LFIC offers a broad extracurricular sports program through its Activities Extra-Scolaire (AES). Activities include French Style Tennis under the Galaxy Tennis pedagogy, coached by a state-certified instructor, as well as football, multisport, and baseball initiation. Gymnastics and acrosport are part of the offerings, along with other physical activities. AES are led by teachers or experienced staff.

Academic Facilities
LFIC provides a trilingual education (French, English, Chinese) in line with the Education Nationale programs. The curriculum is delivered in French with English and Chinese language offerings as part of the program. LFIC is homologated from nursery to Seconde and is a center for the Diplôme National du Brevet (DNB) examination. The terminal cycle currently operates with CNED and aims to be homologated soon. The student body is multicultural with more than 25 nationalities represented, and language pathways are tailored to individual learners.

Extra Curricular Facilities
LFIC offers a wide range of extracurricular activities every weekday, spanning sports, arts, languages, and cultural activities to enrich the student experience. Language-focused AES can supplement the school's linguistic offerings, along with new and engaging activities such as sports, arts, and games for all ages. A supervised study hour is available to complete homework, and AES registrations are offered on a quarterly basis for flexibility. AES are led by the school's teachers or experienced staff.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
The school delivers a French national curriculum through the AEFE network and provides a continuous pathway from preschool to the French Baccalauréat. It serves as the only school in Canton offering education in French. The curriculum emphasizes differentiation, critical thinking, and human values.

Cultural & Language
From preschool onward, the school provides a plurilingual program in French, English, and Chinese. Language pathways include PARLE (Parcours Adaptés et renforcés de langues étrangères) to strengthen foreign language mastery, with English integrated in groups as needed and EMILE (a subject taught in English). Since the 2021-2022 school year, families can choose between PARLE English-integral or the Chinese+ pathway, which maintains substantial English instruction while adding more Chinese language and culture components.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
The campus supports a diverse community with a range of extracurricular activities every day. The school has a school restaurant and operates as a non-profit association run by parent families, fostering community events and collaborative projects.
Languages

Language Provision
The LFIC provides instruction in French and delivers foreign language study in English and Chinese as part of a trilingual program aligned with the national education system. The school serves students from early years through the lycée, with language tracks tailored to individual students.

Bilingual Teaching
The LFIC offers a trilingual education in French, English, and Chinese.
Reputation

Awards
(All items below are taken from the school's "Academic Results / Résultats académiques" page and are presented on the school website as competitions/recognitions attributed to the school.)

- 1st place in the international comic-strip (bande dessinée) competition (listed under 2023–2024 and again under 2024–2025): the school reports a first-place result in an international comic-strip competition, indicating the school entry placed first in that event.

- Jury prize in the international sustainable-development film competition (2023–2024): the school lists a jury prize in an international film competition on sustainable development, reported on its academic results page as a school achievement.

- Golden Award at the Hong Kong International Sustainable Development Film Festival (listed under 2024–2025 / 2025–2026): the school lists a Golden Award at this festival on its results page; the entry on the site presents this as an award associated with the school's participation.

- 6 champions in the Big Challenge, including 3 regional first-place winners (2024–2025): the school reports having six champions in the Big Challenge (a large multilingual contest), with three regional first-place finishes listed on the academic results page.

- 1st place in the ecological challenges for schools (2024–2025): the school lists a first-place result in an ecological schools challenge on its academic results page.

Notes and scope: I included only items that the school's website itself presents as awards or competition results and that are shown on the site within the recent academic-result listings. The school's pages do not always specify individual-versus-school attribution for each competition entry; I have included only items published on the school site as achievements attributed to the school. If you'd like, I can pull exact page excerpts or provide direct links to each page cited for your records.

Accreditations
- Membership in the AEFE network (Agence pour l'Enseignement Français à l'Étranger): the school states it belongs to the AEFE network, which coordinates French schools abroad and connects member schools to the French national education system and exchanges across the network.

- Homologation (accreditation) by the French Ministry of National Education from preschool through Seconde (Grade 10): the site explicitly says the LFIC is "homologué de la maternelle à la classe de seconde" — homologation certifies that the school's teaching and organisation comply with French national curriculum standards and allows student transfers between French schools without additional entrance exams.

- Official examination centre for the Diplôme National du Brevet (DNB): the school notes it is a DNB exam centre, meaning it hosts the official brevet examinations and can register both its own candidates and external candidates.

- Partnership with the CNED (National Centre for Distance Education) for the cycle terminal (final two years of lycée): the site indicates the terminale years are currently organised in partnership with CNED while the school pursues full accreditation for the terminal cycle. This arrangement lets students follow the regulated CNED programme toward the baccalauréat while the school completes processes for homologation.
Admissions

Admissions
1. Initial enquiry and online registration. Start by creating an account and submitting the application on the school's Eduka portal ("S'inscrire en ligne"). The portal is the school's official application channel and allows you to create a family account and begin the dossier; parents should enable cookies and keep the login details for later status updates.

2. Complete the application form and upload documents. After creating an account, complete the online application and upload the required identification and school records requested in the portal (passport/identity pages, birth certificate, latest school report cards, and any documents relating to special educational needs if applicable). The Eduka platform supports photo/document uploads; if you are unsure which specific documents are required for your child's year level, confirm via the portal or with the admissions office (contact details are on the school site).

3. Administrative review and follow-up from the school. Once the file is submitted the admissions team reviews the dossier and will contact you by the portal and/or by the school email/phone to request any missing items or to arrange an interview or assessment if needed. Parents should watch the Eduka messages and the email address you provided; keep copies of recent school reports and language-assessment information ready in case the school requests them.

4. Financial acceptance and fees information. Admission and continued enrollment require acceptance of the school's financial regulations; the site states that fees are billed in RMB and that the financial regulation must be accepted as part of enrollment. Parents should review the school's "Règlement financier" carefully (payment deadlines, refund conditions and any required deposits) and confirm whether you need an official Chinese invoice (facture) for employer reimbursement or visa purposes.

5. Offer, confirmation and payment. If the school offers a place you will receive formal notification through the portal or by email; acceptance is typically finalized when the required administrative steps and any initial payments or deposits are completed according to the financial rules. Make sure you understand deadline(s) for confirming the place, the amounts due on first enrollment versus re-enrollment, and whether employer billing or family payment applies (ask the finance office for a written schedule if it is not clear).

6. Final enrollment steps before the first day. After confirmation, complete any remaining formalities requested by the school (health/insurance forms, lunch/transport registration and emergency contacts). The school notes that an annual school insurance is arranged and included in the school fees; check what medical and accident coverage that provides and whether you must supply additional documents or vaccinations.

7. Ongoing communication and arrival. Once enrolled, use the Eduka account and the school's parent information channels (calendar, Pronote or other parent portals referenced on the site) to confirm start dates, orientation details and the school calendar; if you have timing constraints for arrival, inform admissions promptly so they can advise about start-of-term procedures. Contact the admissions email or phone number on the school site for any unresolved questions.

Scholarships
The school indicates that school-aid scholarships (bourses) are administered through the French Agency for Education Abroad (AEFE) and can assist families of French nationality who meet the eligibility and means-tested criteria. The AEFE bourse system uses country- or post-specific scales that consider cost of living, schooling costs, family income, family composition and certain allowable charges; eligible families must ordinarily be French nationals residing in the consular district and registered on the register of French nationals abroad. The site states that application forms and the list of supporting documents for AEFE bourses can be obtained directly at the school or from the French Consulate in Guangzhou; parents wishing to apply should request the dossier early, follow the specified documentation list and respect the deadlines set by the school/consulate.

Waitlist
The school's public admission pages and application portal do not state a formal, published waitlist or pool process. The website presents the Eduka online application system as the route to apply but does not describe how oversubscription is managed or how a waiting list would be maintained. If you need definitive information about whether a grade has a waitlist or how candidates are ranked, request the school's current policy directly from the admissions office (use the Eduka messages or the contact email/phone on the site).
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